All About Pocket Knives

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 6:46 pm E. Felsenheld
Maker
New York
4½" closed

Q!! Sweet!!

PA Knives wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:06 pm I've not posted a super-rare one in a while but I'm particularly proud of this CASE MFG Warren PA. This is my hometown too. I see a similar one posted on this site from a few years back. Well over 100 years old and made for only one year. I plan on doing a detailed article for Knife Magazine in the upcoming months I love the history of these knives, very fascinating

Very proud of this one

Awesome knife!!

SwedgeHead wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 5:55 pm Here's one that might fit the bill, from my SAK collection, The OG !
Original 1st edition 100mm Swiss Soldier knife. Manufactured by Wester & Co, Solingen in 1890-91 (model 1890), first year production before Elsener took over in Switzerland. You can see the small scribed Swiss cross control stamp on the backside scale.

It was fun breaking it out again, it still has great SNAP!

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That is one cool knife!!

I just got my first English sportsman knife. Fantastic shape for its age. I date it to 1848. G Butler. Check out the tang stamps. Great bone handkes and very tight. Such a great example of English craftsmanship. No they don't make them like this anymore

Can someone teach me about the markings in the hoof pic. I see these on many similar knife hoof pics

Nice one David

PA Knives wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 11:06 pm Can someone teach me about the markings in the hoof pic. I see these on many similar knife hoof pics

It doubles as a nut cracker, you set the nut you want to crack in the notch the marks on the backside give it something to bite into as you press down to crack the nut.

PA Knives wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 11:06 pm I.....

Would you please post it here also:
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QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 6:46 pm E. Felsenheld
Maker
New York
4½" closed

What a find. I have never seen an E. Felsenheld, let alone an example in one of my favorite patterns -- sleeveboard English jack.

GOINS says that any knife by that maker should be at least 105 years old -- and look at that sharply-defined, deep-gouge bone handle jigging!

Here's a rare one I guess.They couldn't have sold a ton of these? Miller Bros. "Little Fruit Knife" Brass channel, nickel plated. Patented 4/26/1881. I posted it 5 years ago, Thought I'd resurrect it here. J.O'.

I missed it five years ago. I love that It's got its own moniker.

Thanks. Odd the tang is not stamped, but it is Miller Bros. O'.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 9:17 pm Here's a rare one I guess.They couldn't have sold a ton of these? Miller Bros. "Little Fruit Knife" Brass channel, nickel plated. Patented 4/26/1881. I posted it 5 years ago, Thought I'd resurrect it here. J.O'.

I took a chance buying this pocket knife. When I saw it, I immediately thought that it might be a tang stamped, "W & H" (Whitehead & Hoag), advertising pocket knife. A tang stamped "W & H" advertising pocket knife, that had a different body pattern or style that I never saw before. Both of the blades were almost COMPLETELY BLACK, and I could NOT determine if there actually was a tang stamp or tang stamps. I did NOT want to ask the seller to check, because I did NOT want the seller to erase or damage any possible remaining, full or partial, tang stamp or tang stamps. Well.....

A couple of days ago, my trip to the post office produced this old, obscure, advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my general, advertising, pocket knife accumulation. It is a F. H. NOBLE & CO, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, all metal, one spring, advertising, pocket knife. Both tang stamps, are the curved or arched style. The main blade front tang stamp says, "F. H. NOBLE (over) & CO (over) CHICAGO ILL" The secondary blade front tang stamp also says, "F. H. NOBLE (over) & CO (over) CHICAGO ILL" The main handle side says nothing, it is blank. But, it does have on the right side, a logo or symbol with the letters, "C T A" inside a circle that is divided into thirds. The other handle side says, "CHICAGO TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION" The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK opening snap. The main blade does have a GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. It appears that, like the WHITEHEAD & HOAG COMPANY, F. H. NOBLE & CO was also an advertising company. I do NOT know if F. H. NOBLE & CO manufactured ANY of their own products or if they contracted out for all or some of their products. I am 99.999% positive that F. H. NOBLE & CO did NOT manufacture their own pocket knives. So, what knife or cutlery company manufactured this pocket knife for F. H. NOBLE & CO? I do NOT know, but it could very well have been made by a knife or cutlery company that also manufactured pocket knives for WHITEHEAD & HOAG. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife DEFINITELY NEEDED some cleaning, ESPECIALLY the blades. I took some pictures and here it is.
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***** TRIVIA *****
Just doing a simple, basic, Google search, did NOT provide much information regarding the history of F. H. NOBLE & COMPANY. There were/are some F. H. NOBLE & CO marked items available to look at. The VERY LAST picture posted
below features two of the F. H. NOBLE & CO marked items. They are NOT my items. They are NOT my pictures.

Not too recently, this pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT purchase the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, it did turn out to be a keeper, and it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a SENECA, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/16" closed, one spring, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "SENECA (over) CUTLERY CO (over) UTICA NY (over) 33" The main blade does have a VERY GOOD half stop. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a half stop. The secondary blade does NOT have an opening snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a closing snap. This pocket knife is in GOOD condition. This pocket knife needed a VERY minor cleaning.
I took some pictures and here it is.
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Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 8:51 pm .....

Thank you, Dimitri.

Not too recently, this pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, it did turn out to be a keeper. This pocket knife did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is an IROQUOIS, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/8" closed, tipped bolsters, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "IROQUOIS (over) MADE IN U.S.A." The main blade does NOT have a half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade has a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade has a WEAK opening snap. The secondary blade has NO closing snap. Each of the two handle scales has a small piece missing. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. This pocket knife needed a small amount of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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Rare and old (1912 to 1932) Baldwin made in Tidioute Pa. found in a box of junk rusty tools.____Dave

djknife13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:44 pm Rare and old (1912 to 1932) Baldwin made in Tidioute Pa. found in a box of junk rusty tools.____Dave

that's the green with envy face i think. Even cooler that you know the knife's history and former owner.

djknife13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:44 pm Rare and old (1912 to 1932) Baldwin made in Tidioute Pa. found in a box of junk rusty tools.____Dave

A treasure Dave.

djknife13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:44 pm Rare and old (1912 to 1932) Baldwin made in Tidioute Pa. found in a box of junk rusty tools.____Dave

Excellent find Dave

Not too recently, this take apart, "hobo" eating utensils, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, this particular "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, was NOT the reason for my purchasing the group or lot. But, it did turn out to be a keeper, and it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a UNION KNIFE Cᴏ̲, one blade, one tool (a fork), 4" closed, 6 3/8" overall length (blade open), 6 3/4" overall length (fork open), one stamp (on the fork), "hobo", take apart, pattern or style of pocket knife. The fork, back stamp says, "UNION (over) KNIFE Cᴏ̲ (over) NAUGATUCK" Both the knife and the fork sides separate and reassemble without much effort. The knife and the fork can be opened separately or opened together, without the two being separated. The knife (EXTRA SHARP!!!) does have a CRISP half stop. The knife does have a GOOD opening snap. The knife does have a GOOD closing snap. The fork does have a CRISP half stop. The fork does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The fork does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The knife does appear to have suffered some blade loss over the years. Overall, this "hobo" eating utensils pocket knife, is in GOOD condition. This "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, definitely needed a VERY good cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 5:00 pm Not too recently, this take apart, "hobo" eating utensils, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, this particular "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, was NOT the reason for my purchasing the group or lot. But, it did turn out to be a keeper, and it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a UNION KNIFE Cᴏ̲, one blade, one tool (a fork), 4" closed, 6 3/8" overall length (blade open), 6 3/4" overall length (fork open), one stamp (on the fork), "hobo", take apart, pattern or style of pocket knife. The fork, back stamp says, "UNION (over) KNIFE Cᴏ̲ (over) NAUGATUCK" Both the knife and the fork sides separate and reassemble without much effort. The knife and the fork can be opened separately or opened together, without the two being separated. The knife (EXTRA SHARP!!!) does have a CRISP half stop. The knife does have a GOOD opening snap. The knife does have a GOOD closing snap. The fork does have a CRISP half stop. The fork does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The fork does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The knife does appear to have suffered some blade loss over the years. Overall, this "hobo" eating utensils pocket knife, is in GOOD condition. This "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, definitely needed a VERY good cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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Very knice old classic Skip.

doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 12:21 am Very.....

Thank you, Floyd.

djknife13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:44 pm Rare and old (1912 to 1932) Baldwin made in Tidioute Pa. found in a box of junk rusty tools.____Dave

Dave

Not too recently, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It is my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a BLUEFIELD HDWE CO, two blades, two tang stamps, 4 1/4" closed, two long blade pulls, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "BLUEFIELD (over) HDWE (over) CO" The secondary blade front tang stamp also says, "BLUEFIELD (over) HDWE (over) CO" The main blade does have a VERY CRISP half stop. The main blade does have a VERY NASTY opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY NASTY closing snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY CRISP half stop. The secondary blade does have a VERY NASTY opening snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY NASTY closing snap. Both blades are SUPER SHARP!! This pocket knife is in GOOD condition. This pocket knife needed cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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